Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains the logic behind the nomenclature
Believe it or not, medication names are intended to be easy to remember and descriptive of the function they serve in the…
Believe it or not, medication names are intended to be easy to remember and descriptive of the function they serve in the…
The protective caps at the ends of chromosomes naturally shorten over time. Researchers found that direct damage can prematurely…
Some reasons people oppose abortion seem to be at odds with other positions they hold. Evolutionary social science points…
Crowdfunding has become a go-to means of raising money for political causes, but the monetary show of support can cause…
A biologist explains how researchers nail down the age of ancient fossils thanks to a physical process called radioactive…
The monkeypox virus, which is commonly found in West and Central Africa, is now causing many infections in the U.S., Europe…
The negative health effects of Y chromosome loss could be one potential reason women tend to live longer than men.
Life on Earth has dramatically changed the chemistry of the planet. Astronomers will measure light that bounces off distant…
The idea that Europeans brought new diseases to the Americas and returned home with others has been widely accepted. But…
Scientific research done through international collaboration has boomed in the past 30 years. But recently, powerful countries…
Patients with blood cancer undergoing stem cell transplantation have a high risk of complications. The bacteria in their…
NASA released five new images from the James Webb Space Telescope, revealing incredible details of ancient galaxies, stars…
College science classes often fall short of helping students see connections across subjects. Can a new approach make a…
It’s not logical to believe your relationship is “meant to be.” But believing in destined love may have evolved as…
A physicist explains how atoms arrange themselves into molecules – and how scientists are able to image these tiny bits…
Many approved drugs work on the body in ways that researchers still aren’t entirely clear about. Seeing this as an opportunity…
A comment by Bill Nelson, the NASA administrator, sparked a strong public response from the Chinese government. But due…
It would take huge numbers of people submitting bad data to affect the algorithms behind period tracking apps, but even…
Existing brain connections may influence the effectiveness of neurostimulation. Tailoring treatments to each individual…
Cookie notifications remind people that they are being tracked, which affects how people behave online.